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- [speyd]
- /speɪd/
- /speɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [speyd]
- /speɪd/
Definitions of spades word
- noun spades a black figure shaped like an inverted heart and with a short stem at the cusp opposite the point, used on playing cards. 1
- noun spades a card of the suit bearing such figures. 1
- noun spades spades. (used with a singular or plural verb) the suit so marked: Spades is trump. Spades count double. (used with a plural verb) Casino. the winning of seven spades or more. 1
- noun spades Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person. 1
- verb with object spades to dig, cut, or remove with a spade (sometimes followed by up): Let's spade up the garden and plant some flowers. 1
- idioms spades call a spade a spade, to call something by its real name; be candidly explicit; speak plainly or bluntly: To call a spade a spade, he's a crook. 1
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Origin of spades
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English spadu; cognate with Dutch spade, German Spaten, Old Norse spathi spade, Greek spáthē broad, flat piece of wood
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Parts of speech for Spades
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spades popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spades usage trend in Literature
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verb spades
- delves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delve.
- ferrets — Plural form of ferret.
- grubs — the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
- hoes — a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
noun spades
- diggers — a person or an animal that digs.
Top questions with spades
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